1. Share Your Story: Tamron Little Cancer U 39:00

Tamron Little, wife, mom of four, and cancer survivor. At the age of 21 and pregnant, she was misdiagnosed with a fibroid tumor, which later turned out to be peritoneal Mesothelioma. 15 years later she shares her story spreading hope and inspiration to others.

  • 02:13: I found out that I was pregnant.  
  • 04:04: What is this thing in your stomach? 
  • 06:02: I was on Iron Pill six times a day.  
  • 09:02: Fibroid tumors usually respond well to that type of birth control. 
  • 11:18: My mom started crying.  
  • 13:34: I’ve never in a day of my life worked in a coal mine or been a firefighter. 
  • 15:57: They told me I had 18 months to live. 
  • 19:45: What did he say about treating it?  
  • 22:04: He took a part of the lining of my stomach. 
  • 24:04: I still want to see you back in like two years. 
  • 26:06: I’m able to give people hope. 
  • 27:38: What was your worst moment? 
  • 29:24: What was your best moment?  
  • 30:47: What is one thing you wish you had known at the beginning?  
  • 31:52: If you could only do one thing to improve health care in the US, what would it be and why?  
  • 33:18: Thriver Rapid Fire Questions.  
  • 35:06: Aside from Cancer U, what’s one resource you would recommend for cancer patients and caregivers? 

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Andrea Wilson Woods is a writer who loves to tell stories, and a patient advocate who founded the nonprofit Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association. Andrea is the CEO and co-founder of Cancer University, a for-profit, social-benefit, digital health company. With Cancer U, Andrea synergizes her talents of coaching, writing, teaching, and advocacy. For over ten years, Andrea worked in the education field as a teacher and professor for public and private schools as well as universities. Andrea obtained her master’s degree in professional writing from the University of Southern California; her nonfiction writing has won national awards. Her new book, a medical memoir titled Better Off Bald: A Life in 147 Days, is a #1 Bestseller on Amazon in multiple categories.